WIKI-BIOMAPPER TABLE OF CONTENTS

WIKI-BIOMAPPER TABLE OF CONTENTS | Biomapper | Before using Biomapper | Where to get help? | Operations | Wiki-Biomapper | GIS applications | Datasets | Related information

Biomapper

Overview

Before using Biomapper

Why choosing Biomapper?
Compatibility: On which systems does Biomapper run? With which GIS application?
Snapshots: Images of Biomapper interface and output.
Bibliography: List of publications where Biomapper has been used
Species: List of species that have been modelled with Biomapper

Where to get help?

Help resources

Operations

Modus operandi: Step-by-step procedure to perform a Biomapper analysis from A to Z.

Preparing data

Operations
Collecting data: Field sampling, data mining, databases, etc.
Conversion/Importation: Converting to and from Biomapper/Idrisi. Raster/Vector conversion.
Ecogeographical variables: What are good EGVs, how to derive them from available data.
Species map: How to prepare a species map.
Masking/Background/No data: Masking out irrelevant or unknown part of the study area. Dealing with discrepancies.
Transformation: Transforming the EGVS (Box-Cox, standardisation, etc.)

Ecological Niche Factor Analysis

Operations
Theory: The mathematics of the ENFA
ENFA interpretation: How to interpret the eigenvalues, the score matrix, marginality, specialisation, etc.

Discriminant Analysis

Niche characteristics

Habitat suitability

Operations
Algorithms: Presentation of the various algorithms, their advantages and disadvantages.

Evaluation

Operations

Post-production

Operations
Publication: What is needed to publish an ENFA analysis? How to make figures, tables, etc..
Bibliography: ENFA and Biomapper bibliography.

Problems

Known bugs: ...and way to work around them.
Error messages: What does this error message mean?

Wiki-Biomapper

How to contribute? Want to add your two cents to Wiki-Biomapper?
How to edit a page?
How to create a new page?

GIS applications

Working with Idrisi: Idrisi tips and tricks
Working with ArcGIS: ArcGIS tips and tricks

Datasets

Free datasets

Related information

Links